Just set all your computerized clocks to network sync.
Some of us have computers and other systems that get the current time from an external timing distribution system. A cesium beam atomic clock or a GPS timing receiver is used as the primary time/frequency reference for the timing distribution system. This is much more accurate and stable than NTP. Millisecond level accuracy is the minimum required, some applications require microsecond level accuracy. This isn't new technology, it's been in use for 40+ years.
I've worked with quite a few timing distribution systems used for scientific research. They do add a 61st second. If you look at a time code display, it will show:
The problem is that programmers don't expect tm_sec to be more than 59, although man ctime does mention leap seconds.
Ignorant programmers don't expect tm_sec to be more than 59. I don't think it's too much to ask for programmers and engineers to have a basic understanding of timekeeping. It doesn't require advanced mathematics or physics.
If it was up to me, I'd switch all computers to TAI for their internal clocks and time tags. Conversion to UTC or local time would be done as needed for human consumption.
Is a coffee shop going to be held accountable if somebody sells drugs using the public phone next to the bathroom?
If it's a chronic problem, quite possibly. If the owner knows that there is a problem, and doesn't take any action to correct it, there may be legal consequences. The local government can revoke liquor and business licenses, and condemn property.
Maybe because Apple isn't a charity. They need relatively high margins on their hardware to pay for the R&D and engineering that differentiates them from the average PC box assembler.
While the labels share some of the blame, the radio stations allow and encourage the corrupt practices of the so-called independent promoters. If the radio station plays a record from your label, the independent promoter sends you an invoice. If you don't pay, forget about future airplay of your label's artists. The independent promoter is the middleman in extorting cash and other products/services from the record label. Basically, it old-style payola with the addition of a middleman to launder the money, and the money goes to the radio station's owner, not some dishonest DJ. It's been institutionalized to the point that large radio networks sell exclusive franchises to independent promoters for large fees. The end result is that you don't get airplay without greasing the appropriate palms.
we have a technology that a US company claims to own. china takes that technology to use for domestic goods. most would expect that if china attempted to sell these goods inside the usa, china would be sued.
The US International Trade Commission can issue an exclusion order which allows US Customs to seize products that violate US patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
The last 7-track tape drive that I saw at NASA required a motor-generator unit for power, plus it used an I/O channel that was designed in the late 1950s.
Why would power plants even need to know what day it is, much less what time? They monitor load, line frequency and what not. Why should they care what time of day it is much less what day it is or even what year (poke at Y2K bug)?
Event logging and stored commands. All of this DST and time zone silliness can be avoided by using UTC.
A Mac mini would be faster than my current Mac, whose performance is excellent. Why spend more money than necessary? It would also allow me to keep using my existing mouse, keyboard, flat-panel display, and other peripherals.
No. It's going to be a while before Intel-based Macs are available, and even longer before the glitches are worked out and fat binaries are available for most popular applications.
You can buy a PPC Mac today and enjoy the benefits of Mac OS X. It will be useful for a long time. I still know people who make productive use of 68K-based Macs, even though they are officially obsolete. It is going to take a long time for the PPC Macs to fade away.
If my Mac blew up today, I'd just buy a Mac mini to replace it. I'll worry about Intel-based Macs when they are available and I have a real need to replace my current Mac. If I want to run the latest games, I'll buy one of the new game consoles.
Any political movement, including environmentalism, tends to develop its own orthodoxy, any criticism of which is taken as a thought crime by the faithful.
We had it during the 50's with the red scare. And yet, we do not learn our lessons. So, as was muttered "And yet, it moves"
Senator Joe McCarthy may have been a loon, but there was a very serious problem with Communist infiltration of the federal government, and other governments in the West. Many leftists like to portray the whole thing as an unfounded witch hunt, with themselves as the innocent victims. The truth is more complex. See Joe McCarthy was Right.
Most people have never seen the inside of their PC or upgraded it. To them, it's a magic box. Don't confuse the behavior of the average slashdot reader with that of the general population.
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Some of us have computers and other systems that get the current time from an external timing distribution system. A cesium beam atomic clock or a GPS timing receiver is used as the primary time/frequency reference for the timing distribution system. This is much more accurate and stable than NTP. Millisecond level accuracy is the minimum required, some applications require microsecond level accuracy. This isn't new technology, it's been in use for 40+ years.
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Ignorant programmers don't expect tm_sec to be more than 59. I don't think it's too much to ask for programmers and engineers to have a basic understanding of timekeeping. It doesn't require advanced mathematics or physics.
If it was up to me, I'd switch all computers to TAI for their internal clocks and time tags. Conversion to UTC or local time would be done as needed for human consumption.
If it's a chronic problem, quite possibly. If the owner knows that there is a problem, and doesn't take any action to correct it, there may be legal consequences. The local government can revoke liquor and business licenses, and condemn property.
A negative result is still a result. The cell phone industry would love to hear "nothing happens".
The energy is proportional to the frequency and the power is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
Wrong.
Maybe because Apple isn't a charity. They need relatively high margins on their hardware to pay for the R&D and engineering that differentiates them from the average PC box assembler.
While the labels share some of the blame, the radio stations allow and encourage the corrupt practices of the so-called independent promoters. If the radio station plays a record from your label, the independent promoter sends you an invoice. If you don't pay, forget about future airplay of your label's artists. The independent promoter is the middleman in extorting cash and other products/services from the record label. Basically, it old-style payola with the addition of a middleman to launder the money, and the money goes to the radio station's owner, not some dishonest DJ. It's been institutionalized to the point that large radio networks sell exclusive franchises to independent promoters for large fees. The end result is that you don't get airplay without greasing the appropriate palms.
The US International Trade Commission can issue an exclusion order which allows US Customs to seize products that violate US patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
The last 7-track tape drive that I saw at NASA required a motor-generator unit for power, plus it used an I/O channel that was designed in the late 1950s.
What if peanut oil was a popular hair conditioner. Would it be right to ban it if some people were violently allergic to peanut oil vapor?
Event logging and stored commands. All of this DST and time zone silliness can be avoided by using UTC.
If it was good enough for Gilgamesh, it's good enough for me.
That's 6-8 months for version 1.0. I usually try to avoid buying version 1.0 of anything, especially after a major redesign.
Then what will you do... come on /. and then tell everybody you'd rather use old computers because...you're comfortable with them.
I like old stuff if it is cheap, reliable, well-made, and gets the job done.
Then you'll make fun of your dad because he doesn't use cellphones because he's not comfortable with them.
No, I am your father.
Real driving enthusiasts? A stereo is a distraction. I noticed this after my stereo was stolen. I'm more aware of what's going on around me.
Why don't you learn how to write your own trolls, instead of plagiarizing them from others.
A Mac mini would be faster than my current Mac, whose performance is excellent. Why spend more money than necessary? It would also allow me to keep using my existing mouse, keyboard, flat-panel display, and other peripherals.
No. It's going to be a while before Intel-based Macs are available, and even longer before the glitches are worked out and fat binaries are available for most popular applications.
You can buy a PPC Mac today and enjoy the benefits of Mac OS X. It will be useful for a long time. I still know people who make productive use of 68K-based Macs, even though they are officially obsolete. It is going to take a long time for the PPC Macs to fade away.
If my Mac blew up today, I'd just buy a Mac mini to replace it. I'll worry about Intel-based Macs when they are available and I have a real need to replace my current Mac. If I want to run the latest games, I'll buy one of the new game consoles.
What planet do you live on? It can't be the Earth.
Most public utilities in the US have been encouraging energy conservation for years.
Any political movement, including environmentalism, tends to develop its own orthodoxy, any criticism of which is taken as a thought crime by the faithful.
Senator Joe McCarthy may have been a loon, but there was a very serious problem with Communist infiltration of the federal government, and other governments in the West. Many leftists like to portray the whole thing as an unfounded witch hunt, with themselves as the innocent victims. The truth is more complex. See Joe McCarthy was Right.
Most people have never seen the inside of their PC or upgraded it. To them, it's a magic box. Don't confuse the behavior of the average slashdot reader with that of the general population.
Nuke them all. If you do business with a spam-friendly ISP, you are partly responsible for the spam.
She's in a prison, not a beauty salon.